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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. Which hints at a possible BOTNET.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

Attempts to run malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 118,099 users. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Financial threats. IoT attacks.

Mobile 87
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IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. PC statistics

SecureList

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 119,252 unique users. Also seen in Q2 was the similar vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 , which causes a buffer overflow on the stack in the same component. Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Country*. %

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IT threat evolution Q1 2021

SecureList

Further investigation of the Sunburst backdoor revealed several features that overlap with a previously identified backdoor known as Kazuar , a.NET backdoor first reported in 2017 and tentatively linked to the Turla APT group. Most malicious objects detected for the macOS platform are adware. Secondhand news.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2022

SecureList

In another, they were able to compromise a WebLogic server through an exploit for the CVE-2017-10271 vulnerability, which ultimately allowed them to run a script. We believe DeathStalker to be a group of mercenaries, offering hack-for-hire services, or acting as an information broker to support competitive and financial intelligence efforts.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 100,829 unique users. In Q2 2022, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of malware designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 100,829 unique users. was the most common adware encountered in these three countries.

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 107,848 unique users. In Q1 2022 Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of malware designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 107,848 unique users. Financial threats. IoT attacks.

Mobile 96